Show off ! oh wait its the thread to show off carry on, Beautiful gun BTW.
So when are you going to get a 9mm Rimfire shotgun?
Very very nice mate. I want a greener too now…
Dinner?
Na, I peppered it with no6’s, not worth eating, when I shoot for the pot I only use 2’s, very occasionally with 4’s but I like to just get a few bigger pellets in em instead of braking every bone and dragging hair all through them.
Plus the 2’s carry better and hit harder, but the 16ga came with a free box of ammo so I chose some Winchesters coz they’re better to reload with.
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There is a greener gp on one of the sites for $650 atm.
https://www.ozgunsales.com/listing/72567/greener_12_guage.html
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Nice, unfortunately I just dropped a big wedge of money on a big toy. I’m cooked for a little while until I can fatten the bank account again… First world problems…
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A while ago I mentioned the $10 hammer gun I snagged at a country gun shop.
Took it apart today and took some photos for y’all. Sorry for the lighting and quality. I was rushing.
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My god that’s beautiful. I’ll give you 100 
Been there and done that. a very similar set of pictures and gun to the group. Rubbing a bit of white chalk into the proof marks helps them show up in photos.
I am no expert but are there any parts missing as in to what the hammers strike depending on age is a spring loaded firing pin.
Yeah it’s missing the firing pin from its right barrel.
Marks indicate it was made in Birmingham between 1904 and 1921.
Try to find any markings that give you the length of the cartridge and if it has been proofed for Smokeless Powder or otherwise known as Nitro.
Belgian_All_Proofmarks.html
Message @Oldbloke. I’m fairly certain he helped design that shotgun and probably had parts left over.
It’s not safe to fire ANY modern ammo in a wire wrapped Damascus barreled gun like that.
Later I’ll drag out a book and give you some more info.
I would think that it it earlier than 1920’s
Blackpowder…
Looks like a nice project. @bentaz I guess you could use the old BP loads?
Would you know what the old proof loads were?
I have some info on old Belgian proof loads, might have some pom stuff but not sure, BUT I REPEAT THAT WIRE WRAP DAMASCUS BARRELS ARE NOT SAFE TO SHOOT.
you could buy some barrel inserts and shoot. .22’s out of it.
Just to reassure everyone. I have no intention of firing this thing and if I ever do, I know that I have to use black powder loads. It may be a future project.
I’m a pretty loose c×÷t, I don’t think anyone here would argue against that and I would not shoot that even with black powder.
Those barrels are made by wrapping multiple wires around a shaft and then forge welding them together with a hammer. Over time and this gun is over 100 years old that Damascus can delaminate, even the tiniest fault in that production process has now had over a century to worsen.
In my opinion these are the most beautiful and at the same time the most dangerous type of shotgun barrels around.
From what I can see your gun was made between 1887 and 1904.